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Colette

What does Colette mean?

Colette Pronunciation of Colette as a girls' name is pronounced ko-LET. It is of French and Greek origin, and the meaning of Colette is "people of victory". Diminutive of the medieval name Colle, a short form of Nicholas, and also a short form of Nicolette. Saint Collette was a 15th century French nun who gave her money to the poor. Made popular from the 1920s due to the fame of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954). Also form of Nicole.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Co-, -lette

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, victory, medieval, saint

Variations

VARIANTS Cloette, Coco, Coe, Coetta, Coleta, Coletta, Collet, Colleta, Collete, Collett, Collette, Kolette

SEE ALSO Colleen

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Colette Ashley (C.A.), ..

How popular is Colette?

Colette is a very prominent first name for women (#850 out of 4276, Top 20%) and a slightly less prominent last name for both adults and children (#98770 out of 150436, Top 66%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Colette entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #445 in the U.S. in the 1960s, and is presently at #533. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Colette name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Colette outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular related forms of Colette (#533 IN 2018) are Nicole (#218), Nicolette (#1683), Coletta, Colleen, Collette and Nicholas. These relations of Colette reached the apex of their popularity 4 decades ago (MEDIAN #909) and are now much less conventional (#1490, 90.9% LESS USAGE). Nicole is more familiar than the rest, although Colette seems to be getting popular too, while forms like Nicole have lost favor.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Colette, Coletta, Colleen, Collette, Nicholas in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Nicole, Nicolette in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Nicole outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Alette, Allette, Arlette, Bobette, Cadette, Carlette, Cecette, Celeste, Cleta, Clytie, Colene, Colinette, Conetta, Coretta, Cosetta, Cosette, Cozette, Dorette, Ellette, Erlette, Gilette, Halette, Joette, Joletta, Jolette, Joliette, Jonette, Josette, Jozette, Julette, Korette, Loletta, Lolotte, Lonette, Lorette, Mosette, Olette, Robette, Ronette, Rosette, Tonette, Violette, Vyolette and Yolette. These names tend to be less commonly used than Colette.

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